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Topic: IAS officers

Sisodia begins hunger strike at L-G’s office after Kejriwal’s second overnight sit-in

AAP govt wants L-G Baijal to issue directions to IAS officers to end strike and take action against those who have struck work for four months.

After Arvind Kejriwal sit-in, statement war starts between AAP govt and Delhi IAS body

IAS association issues statement denying charges officer on 'strike'; AAP say officers only took part in two activities.

What does an IAS officer bring to the table that regular mortals can’t?

We now have a system where a potato expert is looking after defence, a veterinary doctor is supervising engineers, and a history graduate is dictating the health policy.

For this Haryana family, the civil services have become a family tradition

Shruti is the daughter of senior IAS officer Keshni Anand Arora, next in line to become the chief secretary of Haryana. Keshni’s predecessors in...

TalkPoint: Is the new global study right to suggest that home cadre posting can give rise to corruption among IAS officers?

Experts weigh in on whether the UC Davis study is right to suggest that home cadre posting can give rise to corruption among IAS officers.

Two ministers appoint different officers as defence ministry spokesperson on same day

Confusion after Sitharaman appoints Defence Accounts Service officer Rajashekar, Irani picks Information Service officer Pandey on the same day.

चुनाव आयोग को भारतीय नेताओं के चंगुल से बचाने की है जरूरत: एस वाय कुरैशी

दिप्रिंट का सवालः क्या पूर्व आइएएस अधिकारियों को चुनाव आयोग का कर्ताधर्ता नहीं बनना चाहिए, ताकि इसकी स्वतंत्रता बनी रहे ?

We must save the Election Commission from the clutches of Indian politicians

When it comes to political power, the government says- to hell with national interest! It refuses to let go of its power and influence.

The officer raj

The weakening of the political authority of UPA 2 has given the civil services a golden era of unfettered, unquestioned power.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?